Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:29 AM
DeSwiss (17,223 posts)
Mitt Romney's Campaign Cancels Staffers Credit Cards In The Middle Of The Night
Source: Forbes
Helaine Olen, Contributor
11/08/2012 @ 4:25PM The next time you have the misfortune of hearing a Wall Street titan or other one-percenter whine about how their trickle-down contributions are not appreciated by the masses remember this tidbit, courtesy of Garrett Haake at NBC:
Aides taking cabs home late that night got rude awakenings when they found the credit cards linked to the campaign no longer worked. No doubt a whole host of Boston taxi drivers found themselves stiffed when it came to tips early Wednesday morning. That’s what happens when the money trickles up, not down and it’s why healthy economies don’t depend on the trickle down whims of overlords. The minute Richie Rich decides he doesn’t need all that stuff staff … well, that’s that. Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/helaineolen/2012/11/08/mitt-romneys-campaign-cancels-staffers-credit-cards-in-the-middle-of-the-night/ - All those who aren't the least bit surprised by this, raise your hand........
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| DeSwiss | Nov 2012 | OP | |
| defacto7 | Nov 2012 | #1 | |
| 1ProudAtheist | Nov 2012 | #26 | |
| HowHasItComeToThis | Nov 2012 | #28 | |
| SubgeniusHasSlack | Nov 2012 | #2 | |
| tomm2thumbs | Nov 2012 | #11 | |
| ProudProgressiveNow | Nov 2012 | #21 | |
| The Wielding Truth | Nov 2012 | #3 | |
| Tumbulu | Nov 2012 | #4 | |
| DeSwiss | Nov 2012 | #5 | |
| Selatius | Nov 2012 | #6 | |
| Angry Dragon | Nov 2012 | #12 | |
| Selatius | Nov 2012 | #16 | |
| cosmicone | Nov 2012 | #44 | |
| No Vested Interest | Nov 2012 | #7 | |
| Zambero | Nov 2012 | #8 | |
| bluetexas | Nov 2012 | #9 | |
| Blue Owl | Nov 2012 | #10 | |
| Ash_F | Nov 2012 | #13 | |
| mimi85 | Nov 2012 | #38 | |
| TomCADem | Nov 2012 | #14 | |
| aint_no_life_nowhere | Nov 2012 | #15 | |
| Selatius | Nov 2012 | #18 | |
| ProudProgressiveNow | Nov 2012 | #22 | |
| Hekate | Nov 2012 | #25 | |
| aint_no_life_nowhere | Nov 2012 | #27 | |
| xxqqqzme | Nov 2012 | #35 | |
| yardwork | Nov 2012 | #58 | |
| agracie | Nov 2012 | #17 | |
| DeSwiss | Nov 2012 | #33 | |
| flamingdem | Nov 2012 | #19 | |
| uppityperson | Nov 2012 | #20 | |
| jorgebob28 | Nov 2012 | #23 | |
| dlwickham | Nov 2012 | #24 | |
| Turbineguy | Nov 2012 | #29 | |
| xxqqqzme | Nov 2012 | #36 | |
| joshcryer | Nov 2012 | #30 | |
| 99th_Monkey | Nov 2012 | #31 | |
| The Straight Story | Nov 2012 | #32 | |
| DeSwiss | Nov 2012 | #34 | |
| richardatkins | Nov 2012 | #61 | |
| KANTANA | Nov 2012 | #37 | |
| caseymoz | Nov 2012 | #39 | |
| peacebird | Nov 2012 | #40 | |
| Berlum | Nov 2012 | #41 | |
| lunatica | Nov 2012 | #42 | |
| Fumesucker | Nov 2012 | #43 | |
| irisblue | Nov 2012 | #53 | |
| Setsuna1972 | Nov 2012 | #45 | |
| McCamy Taylor | Nov 2012 | #46 | |
| tavernier | Nov 2012 | #47 | |
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| Ineeda | Nov 2012 | #49 | |
| Roland99 | Nov 2012 | #50 | |
| Javaman | Nov 2012 | #51 | |
| RobinA | Nov 2012 | #52 | |
| valerief | Nov 2012 | #54 | |
| struggle4progress | Nov 2012 | #55 | |
| truthisfreedom | Nov 2012 | #56 | |
| Quantess | Nov 2012 | #57 | |
| mulsh | Nov 2012 | #59 | |
| sakabatou | Nov 2012 | #60 | |
| Megahurtz | Nov 2012 | #62 | |
| montanto | Nov 2012 | #63 | |
| ehrnst | Nov 2012 | #64 | |
| paulbibeau | Dec 2012 | #65 |
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:31 AM
defacto7 (3,367 posts)
1. Smaller, Smarter, Shaftsome
Response to defacto7 (Reply #1)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:37 AM
1ProudAtheist (267 posts)
26. After I Posted This Story
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on a local website, a friend of mine summed it up pretty well. He stated that Twitt is a "thoroughbred P.O.S." I am pretty sure that nothing that I could add to that would make it any better.
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Response to 1ProudAtheist (Reply #26)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:43 AM
HowHasItComeToThis (3,550 posts)
28. IT WAS JUST A BUSINESS VENTURE ALL ALONG
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:34 AM
SubgeniusHasSlack (276 posts)
2. Dick move, mitch.
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Unsurprising.
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Response to SubgeniusHasSlack (Reply #2)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:57 AM
tomm2thumbs (9,190 posts)
11. simple. true. well said.
Response to tomm2thumbs (Reply #11)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:21 AM
ProudProgressiveNow (3,239 posts)
21. +1 nt
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:35 AM
The Wielding Truth (8,440 posts)
3. With all the money they raised and all the money Romney has, you would think that his aides could
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have had one more day to get themselves together after all they did for his campaign.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:35 AM
Tumbulu (3,249 posts)
4. A jerk through and through
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and a money launderer.....how he got that many votes is beyond me.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:50 AM
Selatius (20,440 posts)
6. I wonder how many of those staffers will remain Repubs after Romney screwed them over.
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I bet a good many of them will remain Repub, despite getting screwed by a One Percenter who is a--in their words--a "job creator."
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Response to Selatius (Reply #6)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:59 AM
Angry Dragon (24,073 posts)
12. We need to keep track by the week of how many jobs Willard creates
Response to Angry Dragon (Reply #12)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:07 AM
Selatius (20,440 posts)
16. I'm not holding my breath. Vulture capitalism destroys more than it creates.
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Bain Capital claims to rehabilitate failing firms by buying them out and restructuring them to profitability before selling them, but too often, private equity firms engage in the corporate equivalent of house flipping. They buy them; they tell them to take on debt, a large percentage of which is executive bonuses and salaries; they sell the enterprise after the last checks roll in to their accounts in the Caymans. House flipping, except with entire corporations and labor forces of people.
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Response to Selatius (Reply #6)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:49 AM
cosmicone (3,382 posts)
44. They could also produce a treasurechest full of leaks! n/t
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:52 AM
No Vested Interest (526 posts)
7. "I Like To Fire People."
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:52 AM
Zambero (2,409 posts)
8. Guess they didn't quite work hard enough for Willard?
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"You worthless lazy bastards -- I lost this thing because of you. Consider yourself cancelled and cut off. Now pay for your own cab fare home or hoof it, your choice!"
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:54 AM
bluetexas (23 posts)
9. Welcome to the 47% n/t
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:55 AM
Blue Owl (8,528 posts)
10. Romney works under the cover of darkness
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n/t
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:01 AM
Ash_F (1,744 posts)
13. This is literally the best thing about this election.
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Can't wait to share this with my Romney voting co-workers.
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Response to Ash_F (Reply #13)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:01 AM
mimi85 (408 posts)
38. Same Here
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At least our nice neighbor (but low info voter) had the sense to remove his NOBAMA sticker off his big ass truck. My husband and I call them "small dick" trucks. Overcompensation and all that.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:02 AM
TomCADem (6,371 posts)
14. Adelson, Koch, Etc., Have Come To Collect Apparently...
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Its amazing the amount of money that a select group of billionaires threw at the Romney campaign.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:05 AM
aint_no_life_nowhere (18,936 posts)
15. Someone will have an interesting behind-the-scenes book to write
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There's the friction between Romney and Christie and why Christie barely mentioned Romney's name in his keynote convention speech. There are the stories about Ryan and Romney being called Gilligan and Stench by staffers behind their backs. There's the strange and sudden departure of Romney campaign co-chairman Tim Pawlenty just weeks before the election, there are the stories by Ann and the sons of Romney losing it and having near mental breakdowns, there are the apparent rogue moments where Romney didn't listen to his aides and criticized Obama on his handling of Libya before any facts came out, the reported infighting at Romney headquarters about Romney rejecting several drafts of his convention speech and editing out himself references to Afghanistan, tensions and finger pointing over campaign aide Stu Stevens’ mistake in letting Clint Eastwood give a convention speech without bothering to check in advance what it would consist of, and now this.
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Response to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #15)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:13 AM
Selatius (20,440 posts)
18. It's like Hitler's bunker in the final days. "I want those twelve divisions defending Berlin now!!!"
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Yet, secretly, many top officers were whispering that most of those divisions had been destroyed and that no escape was possible.
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Response to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #15)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:25 AM
ProudProgressiveNow (3,239 posts)
22. +1 nt
Response to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #15)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:31 AM
Hekate (21,248 posts)
25. Who is your nomination for the author of the tell-all book?
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It should be ... interesting.
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Response to Hekate (Reply #25)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:43 AM
aint_no_life_nowhere (18,936 posts)
27. I wish I knew enough about the internal workings to answer
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Last edited Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:44 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) I'm hoping though that it will be at least as entertaining as the book about Palin's quirks, Game Change. I'm hoping all the neurotic details of Mitt's fits of anger, fear, bullying, and self-doubt emerge. It could be very ugly, and funny. Treating his staffers like dirt probably won't encourage them to hold their tongues.
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Response to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #15)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:43 AM
xxqqqzme (13,434 posts)
35. I'm guessing they all had
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to sign some sort of non-disclosure. As secretive and paranoid as he is, I would think that would be requirement for employment. Was there a book about his governorship or the Olympics?
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Response to xxqqqzme (Reply #35)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:41 AM
yardwork (37,076 posts)
58. Anonymous books about campaigns have been published before.
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:08 AM
agracie (472 posts)
17. Hand raised. All fingers showing . n/t
Response to agracie (Reply #17)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:59 AM
DeSwiss (17,223 posts)
33. I see he's said his goodbyes to his running mate as well......
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:13 AM
flamingdem (22,738 posts)
19. The WORST part of this is what he is thinking:
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"I like to fire people"
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:16 AM
uppityperson (74,266 posts)
20. I wonder if any of them will volunteer next time?
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:25 AM
jorgebob28 (10 posts)
23. Couldn't Have Happened To A More Deserving Group Of People
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A right righteous send-off if you ask me. Maybe they will learn from this but I doubt it.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:29 AM
dlwickham (745 posts)
24. I'm actually surprised
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didn't think the campaign was this tacky but I guess I was wrong
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:12 AM
Turbineguy (16,550 posts)
29. Look at the bright side.
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Last edited Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:13 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) Romney found out there are 58 million gullible, easily manipulated people in the US, ready to harvest for profits!
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Response to Turbineguy (Reply #29)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:47 AM
xxqqqzme (13,434 posts)
36. If he had to run for president to learn that.
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it us a very lame business plan.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:19 AM
joshcryer (39,764 posts)
30. We dodged a serious bullet.
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:41 AM
The Straight Story (41,502 posts)
32. But mitt's website is still up and you can make donations....(nt)
Response to The Straight Story (Reply #32)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:02 AM
DeSwiss (17,223 posts)
34. It's still up because he knows someone out there will.
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Response to The Straight Story (Reply #32)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:28 PM
richardatkins (1 post)
61. Romney's Site still up, taking donations, selling Romney/Ryan Merchandise..............
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Seems kind of weird that Romney's site is still up taking contributions and selling merchandise. Once a capitalist, always a capitalist.
Well, just in time for Christmas, here is, "The 12 Days of Romney" for your enjoyment. "THE 12 DAYS OF ROMNEY" On the first day of Romney, my true love gave to me A flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the second day of Romney, my true love gave to me No Medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the third day of Romney, my true love gave to me Ryan lyin’ hard No more Medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the fourth day of Romney, my true love gave to me Akin’ mouthin’ off Ryan lyin’ hard No more Medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the fifth day of Romney, my true love gave to me Lame 5 point plans Akin’ mouthin’ off Ryan lyin’ hard No more medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the sixth day of Romney, my true love gave to me Tax cuts for the rich Lame, 5 point plans Akin’ mouthin’ off Ryan lyin’ hard No more Medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the seventh day of Romney, my true love gave to me Jobs that go to China Tax cuts for the rich Lame, 5 point plans Akin’ mouthin’ off Ryan lyin’ hard No more Medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the eighth day of Romney, my true love gave to me A pink slip for Big Bird Jobs that go to China Tax cuts for the rich Lame, 5 point plans Akin’ mouthin’ off Ryan lyin’ hard No more Medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the ninth day of Romney, my true love gave to me Terminal Romnesia A pink slip for Big Bird Jobs that go to China Tax cuts for the rich Lame, 5 point plans Akin’ mouthin’ off Ryan lyin’ hard No more Medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the tenth day of Romney, my true love gave to me Women full of binders Terminal Romnesia A pink slip for Big Bird Jobs that go to China Tax cuts for the rich Lame, 5 point plans Akin’ mouthin’ off Ryan lyin’ hard No more Medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the eleventh day of Romney, my true love gave to me Bayonets and horses Women full of binders Terminal Romnesia A pink slip for Big Bird Jobs that go to China Tax cuts for the rich Lame, 5 point plans Akin’ mouthin’ off Ryan lyin’ hard No more Medicare And a flip flopper in a Pear Tree On the twelfth day of Romney, my true love was aghast Out with Roe V. Wade Bayonets and horses Women full of binders Terminal Romnesia A pink slip for Big Bird Jobs that go to China Tax cuts for the rich Lame, 5 point plans Akin’ mouthin’ off Ryan lyin’ hard No more Medicare AND A FLIP FLOPPER IN A PEAR TREE! |
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 04:20 AM
KANTANA (32 posts)
37. The campaign was a business venture for R-Money all along.
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Mitt Romney owns Bain Capital. Bain Capital owns Clear Channel, a media organisation, which owns 100's of radio and TV stations. Sheldon Adelson, Coch Brothers, and other oligarchs through Carl Rove invested about $2 billion in the Romney campaign. This money was spend in the media most of which Mitt owns through Bain capital. Mitt Romney must have come out of this election having increased his wealth tremendously to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. In the end, he is a very happy man.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021698004 |
Response to KANTANA (Reply #37)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:27 AM
caseymoz (5,189 posts)
39. Except his billionaire friends have taken a bath.
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Really, his contributors are going to blame him for their losses. He may have made money, but bridges have been burned. |
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:00 AM
peacebird (7,509 posts)
40. Way to stay classy mitt. "Aides taking cabs home got a rude suprise when their CCs no longer worked"
Response to peacebird (Reply #40)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:05 AM
Berlum (3,726 posts)
41. Screwing the 'Little People.' How Republican is that?
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Totally.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:16 AM
lunatica (28,859 posts)
42. Well that was a fuck you very much wasn't it?
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Last edited Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:18 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) Maybe their credit cards were cancelled while Mitt was on stage giving his concession speech and thanking his staff. Suddenly they wanted to save their billionaire backers' money. Let's just call it an austerity move, just like they would do to us if they won.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:42 AM
Fumesucker (31,604 posts)
43. Nothing personal, just business
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Response to Fumesucker (Reply #43)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:26 AM
irisblue (1,506 posts)
53. "tears of impotent rage"
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made mse laugh
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:50 AM
Setsuna1972 (67 posts)
45. Thats his MO alright
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Bastard would have started firing people left and right the moment he finished the Oath !
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:53 AM
McCamy Taylor (13,710 posts)
46. Hand raise.
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:56 AM
tavernier (628 posts)
47. Compare it to this
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&feature=player_embedded
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Response to tavernier (Reply #47)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:59 AM
tavernier (628 posts)
48. And especially
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check out at 3:40
And as I'm writing this, morning Joe just announced that he is about to play it after the commercial. |
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:09 AM
Ineeda (2,932 posts)
49. I LOVE this story.
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It's a true illustration of his total lack of character, empathy, compassion, and loyalty. Normally I'd feel sorry for the lowly employee being shafted like that, but they were part of the game. They were complicit. They are just as despicable as their former boss. They just haven't climbed the ladder to the top yet. It would be nice if even one of them had learned a lesson from this, but each and every one of them willingly and enthusiastically chose to work for a creep. So they are creeps, too, and deserve our contempt.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:18 AM
Roland99 (36,515 posts)
50. I am Jack's complete lack of surprise
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:20 AM
Javaman (40,665 posts)
51. those gop staffer spending a night at local motel with an escort were the most surprised!
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:21 AM
RobinA (3,304 posts)
52. I Fail to See a Problem
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for these individuals. I mean, they can't expect "stuff," after all, they aren't Obama voters. The campaign work was over. Surely they didn't expect to be paid for no work, only Democrats want that. I can't imagine they had any expectations of some sort of "social contract" that they would be able to finish out their duties on someone else's dime. Personal responsibility, afterall. And hard work. Can't pay a cab fare? They should have had enough money in their pockets like any responsible person would have. Sounds like a culture of dependence to me.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:43 AM
valerief (35,681 posts)
54. Cheaper, greedier, meaner. nt
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:52 AM
struggle4progress (71,491 posts)
55. Well, he made his money by dicking people over: and after he made hundreds of millions,
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his primary concern seems to be that he pays too much in taxes
Still, you'd think that all the folk who gave up normal lives to traipse around the country, trying to get him elected, might have gotten their election night hotel bills paid by the campaign What a putz |
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:53 AM
truthisfreedom (17,678 posts)
56. Not surprised.
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No loyalty.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:37 AM
Quantess (23,992 posts)
57. Maybe a little surprised...
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that is pretty shitty of mitty.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:43 AM
mulsh (1,905 posts)
59. Obviously he's excetionally experienced at mass lay offs.
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I wonder why there's no mention of the worker's email accounts freezing and hard drives being collected. You can be sure a few "key" operative did this on election night too.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:54 AM
sakabatou (29,105 posts)
60. What a douchebag
Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:46 PM
Megahurtz (6,913 posts)
62. Romney Would Be Pulling Off
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the same kind of stunts on this country right now if he won. These are his true colors.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:00 PM
montanto (2,930 posts)
63. I'm sorry for the staffers, a little, but
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couldn't they have predicted this? I mean, who did they think they were dealing with, Santa Claus? They were lucky someone didn't sneak into their rooms and steal their wallets in the middle of the night.
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:39 PM
ehrnst (2,911 posts)
64. I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if hundreds of Romney staffers suddenly cried out,
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"Mutherfucker!!"
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Response to DeSwiss (Original post)
Fri Dec 21, 2012, 11:20 AM
paulbibeau (240 posts)
65. Thanks for posting this.
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It's a great, very telling snapshot of the guy who was almost president.
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- All those who aren't the least bit surprised by this, raise your hand........

